Full Summary: 'Suddenly I smelt something burning from the kitchen. Oh please let it not be what I think it is' Is Edward Cullen as really as perfect as he seems? Today he seems to be having a bad day. The thing is its Bella's birthday. Uh oh. Not good at all. Poor Edward, will any of his birthday plans for his love work out at all?

~ooOoo~

A cool breeze swept across the grass in our meadow, making the multi-coloured flowers sway gently, almost as if they were dancing. Bella's hair softly rippled against my shoulder, her all-too-familiar sweet freesia scent enveloping me with its warmth and love. I closed my eyes and inhaled deeply, allowing her familiar fragrant flavour burn its way down my throat, drowning my throat with venom. I immediately swallowed it back, forcing down the monster inside me who wanted nothing more than to rip apart my Bella's throat and drink her blood. Even though I was now desensitised, her smell was a portent and strong as it had been on that fateful day in Biology, where I had been given both heaven and hell wrapped up together into an intoxicating package.

Trying to distract myself from my thoughts I asked Bella the same question for what seemed like the hundredth time. "There must be something that you want for your birthday". Tomorrow was Bella's eighteenth birthday and so far she had refused all my offers on giving a present. But I was determined that Bella was going to get something, hopefully a new shiny blue Audi coupe that I had in mind. It was about time she replaced that poor rusted excuse of a truck with something much more sophisticated and faster.

"I can get you that Audi Coupe", I began. "All you have to do is just say the word".

Bella sighed. "How many times have we gone through this Edward? You know that I don't want anything for my birthday", she said, saying the last word like it was a curse.

She was so stubborn! Why couldn't she just let me get her a present? Humans were supposed to enjoy things like birthdays. It was a day when gifts were heaped upon you and everyone was supposed nice to you and does whatever you wanted. Of course that applied to humans in general, but then Bella was no normal human. I mean, who would willingly walking into the clutches of a sadistic vampire, intent on torturing you to death just to save the person you love? That is most definitely not considered normal human behaviour. But that was one of the many reasons for why I loved her so.

I suddenly grinned to myself; perhaps I needed a change in tactics to persuade her. She had said that I dazzled her, an idea that seemed quite preposterous to me. Our features were designed to be attractive to our prey to lure them in, like a carnivorous flower. Little did Bella know that she dazzled me every single day. Her sweet smile that lights up her warm chocolate brown eyes, her unfailing kindness towards her peers, the way she blushed, tinting her cheeks crimson and how her soft luscious lips, as sweet and delicate as a strawberry moved against mine in perfect synchronisation whenever we kissed made me feel as if I had fallen in love with her all over again. Bella was an angel sent from the lights of heaven just for me. Just the thought of it filled me with intense pleasure.

I carefully readjusted Bella, who was sitting in my lap, so that she was facing me and pressed my lips against the hollow just under her ear.

"I know that you don't want anything for your birthday love", I murmured against her skin, laying a trail of kisses down her throat. I stopped when I reached the base of her throat and paid special attention to it while I continued "But I really do want to get you something. Everyone should get a gift on their birthday, especially you".

Bella was breathing unevenly in my lap, her eyes unfocused. I pressed my mouth against the hollow of her throat lingering there for a moment, before making my way up her throat.

"Pleeaase, for me?" I implored, my lips brushing against her hot blushing cheek.

"It's too…much. I don't…need…anything. It's…unnecessary" Bella managed to gasp out incoherently.

"Nothing is too much for you. I could give you the whole world and would still want to give you more" I said leaning back and looking at Bella seriously in the eyes.

"Please?" I asked, in a pleading voice, widening my eyes, hoping that it worked.

"O..okay. But nothing…too expensive. Promise?"

A wave of sheer exhilaration and happiness washed over me. She finally agreed to let my buy something for her! A thousand different possibilities were racing through my mind. I was pretty sure my elation was evident on my face and suddenly I was kissing her with all I had. Nothing else mattered in that moment; the world was a blur around me. It was just me and her; there was no sound in the meadow except for Bella's ragged breath and her frantic heartbeat which I could feel through her shirt.

Bella looked up at me sheepishly "I have to go. Work, remember?" I groaned. It was Thursday, and Bella was due to arrive at Newton's for her afternoon shift. She didn't have to go. I could think of much better things to do.

"You know, you don't have to go." I said suggestively, my hand trailing down her arm. Bella removed her arm and looked at me with mock sternness. "Edward, I can't just skip work for no reason!"

"Oh, but you see love, there is a reason." Bella looked at me, her mouth set in a firm line, yet her eyes were shining with amusement.

"No way, Edward, no way". Bella stood up, smoothing down her now crumpled jeans and then quickly leant down to kiss me swiftly on the cheek. "Bye Edward. See you tonight." And with that, she left the meadow in the direction of her Chevy, leaving me pondering on what to get her for tomorrow and whether my dazzling was really that effective…

~ooOoo~

I bent down into a crouch following that mouth-watering scent, letting my instincts take over the reins. I now had three hours before Bella came home with nothing left to do. So I decided to go hunting, something which I hadn't done for a very long time. After Bella's accident in Phoenix, I had refused to leave her side, despite her pleas for me to go hunt. My eyes were dangerously black now and I knew it wouldn't be safe to stay with her without hunting soon.

But now as I ran through the forest chasing down a particularly large elk I had stumbled upon by accident, I concentrated on the kill, exhilaration coursing through my veins, with the anticipation of seeing Bella later in the back of my mind.

~ooOoo~

Aww, don't you guys just love Edward and want to give him a big big hug? I have the storyline for the next two chapters mapped out. The rate on how fast I update depends on how many reviews I get. Oh and did you guys realise that Bella's birthday is going to be on Friday. Like Friday the thirteenth? The unluckiest day of the year, muahaahaha ;) .

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